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Job Description
Gearbox Entertainment is seeking a Senior Animation Programmer to join their game development team. This role involves collaborating with animation, rigging, and design teams to prototype and implement animation tools, pipeline, and technology. The Senior Animation Programmer will also be responsible for fixing bugs, optimizing code, creating documentation, and implementing testing and debugging support. They will contribute to the technical direction of the project through architectural design sessions and code reviews, as well as mentor less experienced programmers.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with animation, rigging, and design teams
- Fix bugs and optimize code
- Create technical and designer-facing documentation
- Implement testing and debugging support
- Support product performance goals
- Mentor less experienced programmers
Requirements include:
- 5+ years of animation engineering experience in the games industry
- Experience in animation technology
- Knowledge of animation techniques and authoring packages
- Excellent understanding of C++
- Excellent communication skills
- Shipped titles as an animation programmer or similar role
- Console development experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in game design or computer science
Gearbox Entertainment offers:
- Opportunity to work on award-winning and genre-defining video games
- A collaborative and supportive work environment
- The chance to contribute to the technical direction of exciting projects
